close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
river; stream; River; the ... river
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
harmony; concord; consonance
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to be too late; to be too slow
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
scenery; scene; landscape
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to devise; to plot; to plan
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
good performance; good work; great success
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
one or two; a few; small number
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to be nearing death; to be dying
condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres
nocturnal luminescence; noctilucence
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur